Word: reaganism
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When Ronald Reagan's physicians first suspected that the former President's memory lapses were caused by Alzheimer's disease, they had no easy way to confirm the diagnosis. To determine whether Reagan, now 83, had the degenerative brain disease that affects perhaps 4 million Americans, the doctors gave him a complex series of physical and psychological exams -- mainly to rule out other possible causes of his symptoms. A year passed before he was told that he was indeed in the early stages of Alzheimer...
...comparison, in 1982, the year after Ronald Reagan drastically lowered taxes, not even one American renounced citizenship...
...three days of swampy Senate testimony, most Americans were convinced that Long Dong Silver ; was a man the Bureau of Weights and Measures should know about. Not as many were sure who was telling the truth about Hill's claims that Thomas sexually harassed her when he was the Reagan-appointed head of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission EEOC and she was a 25-year-old staffer. Though public opinion eventually tilted in Hill's favor, there are still people waiting for the cold-eyed judgment of history to clear things...
...Reagan Has Alzheimer...
Former President Ronald Reagan, 83, announced in an open letter to the public on Saturday that he's in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease, an incurable ailment that causes a progressive loss of mental faculties. Reagan said he and his wife Nancy want to promote public awareness of the disease. "I only wish there was some way I could spare Nancy from this painful experience," he wrote. "When the time comes I am confident that with your help she will face it with faith and courage...